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Credentialing Notes
Credentialing Notes is a monthly email compiled from news articles, press releases, research, blogs, and legislative monitoring. We review hundreds of articles on certification, credentialing and accreditation to bring relevant and interesting news to you each month. Subscribe to Credentialing Notes or change your current subscription information by emailing info@seacrestcompany.com.
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Using Feasibility Studies to Inform Decision Making
Feasibility studies help organizations to: test assumptions, analyze potential challenges and opportunities, evaluate risks and benefits, support data-driven decision making, and compare interest in various products before investing in development. Review our helpful...
Fast Track your Certification Program
Accreditation is a complex process, but you can fast track your program’s accreditation and increase the likelihood of success by following the steps outlined in this resource.
A Proactive Approach to Accreditation Compliance
The development and maintenance of a certification program requires a commitment to evaluation and ongoing quality improvement. In 2013, the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® (AFCPE®) began decisive steps to improve the Accredited Financial...
Building a Credentialing Portfolio: Key Considerations
Today’s workforce requires varied options to demonstrate expertise and attainment of job-related skills. Gone are the days of the “one certification program fits all” solution. Instead, organizations should consider a broader approach to building a diverse product...
Working Remotely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
Practical Advice for Virtual Exam Development Meetings Adopting a virtual approach to exam development proved necessary in 2020 but it can also reduce costs by eliminating travel expenses and potentially expanding the pool of subject matter experts (SMEs) who...
National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) COVID-19 Impact on Certification Survey Report
The National Board for the Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) engaged SeaCrest to conduct a survey to gather information about how certifying organizations in the United States responded to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during...
Solutions for Small Certification Programs
Albeit organizations of all sizes offer certification programs oftentimes this endeavor is more challenging for those with small programs. While there are differing definitions of a small program, research has illustrated commonalities such as: a small number of...
The Purpose and Practical Use of Feasibility Studies
Few people would buy a car without knowing the price, purchase a home without an inspection, or accept a new job without salary information. So why start a new certification or certificate program without understanding the market? Most successful decisions depend on...
5 Tips to Improve a Virtual Internal Audit
Internal audits are a key, often required, component of a quality management system. They provide an objective mechanism to ensure your program policies and procedures are performed consistently and correctly. If the program is accredited, the audit may also check...
Exploring New Directions: Conducting a Feasibility Study for a Potential New Credential
The Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP), a membership association of more than 6,000 child life specialists, was considering the development of a new, advanced-level credential to complement its existing “flagship” program. Based on feedback obtained...
Roadmap to Build and Maintain a Policy Manual
An up-to-date policy manual is an essential document for any certification program. It provides a clear framework for ensuring consistency, promotes efficiency, provides direction to staff members, and informs operational procedures, candidate handbooks, and other...
Adding Remote Proctoring for Exam Administration: Key Questions for Accredited Programs to Make a Quick and Careful Decision
COVID-19 has changed the testing landscape resulting in the widespread closure of “brick and mortar” testing centers. In response, accrediting bodies for professional certification programs, including the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and the ANSI...
10 Questions to Discuss with a Psychometrician BEFORE Applying for Accreditation
The implementation and documentation of exam development activities plays an essential part in the accreditation process. A strong partnership between the certifying organization and its psychometric vendor, or consultant, helps create a realistic exam development and...
7 Common Challenges to Earning Accreditation
SeaCrest has prepared more than 325 successful accreditation applications. Based on our experience, we have summarized the seven most common challenges organizations face in preparing a successful application. Paying attention to these challenges prior to preparing an...
To Certify or Not: 6 Questions to Guide Strategic Decision Making
When faced with an opportunity to introduce a new credential or overhaul an existing one, how does your leadership approach the decision-making process? Questions often emerge throughout the multi-layered process. Is there a real need? How does the need vary across...
Other Resources
Credentialing: What is it and why is it important?
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence, or I.C.E., is a professional membership association that provides education, networking, and other resources for organizations and individuals who work in and serve the credentialing industry. I.C.E. is a leading developer of standards for both certification and certificate programs and it is both a provider of and a clearing house for information on trends in certification, test development and delivery, assessment-based certificate programs, and other information relevant to the credentialing community.
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